GenX Religion

Erscheinungsjahr 2000
ISBN: 978-0-415-92571-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 225 mm, Gewicht: 440 g

GenX Religion is the first in-depth collection on this generation's religious experience. The contributors, mostly GenXers themselves, offer both a disciplined methodology and a valuable insider's sensitivity as they examine the differences between GenX religion and "traditional" religious avenues.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Flory, Richard W.

Miller, Donald E.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Erwachsenensoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Alternative Glaubensformen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents:Introduction; 1. Generation X and Religion: An Overview and Typology, Richard W. Flory and Donald E. Miller; Section I: GenX Congregations; 2. Monday Night at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa; 3. When Two Worlds Collide: The Merging of GenX Culture and Conservative Religion, Lori Jensen; 4. Sunday Night Fever: The Church Inside Club Walls, LaDawn Prieto; 5. Slam Dancing for Jesus: The Mosh Pit Gospel Hour; Section II: community, Group Identity and Individual Expression; 6. Losing Life to Save It: Religion and Solidarity in the City, Tim Sato; 7. Marked for Jesus: Sacred Tattooing Among a 'New Generation' of Evangelicals, Lori Jensen, Richard W. Flory and Donald E. Miller; 8. Slipping into Darkness: Popular Culture and the Creation of a Latino Evangelical Youth Culture, Arlene Sanchez Walsh; 9. A Garden Enclosed: Field Notes from a Sexual Purity Seminar, Brenda Brasher; 10. Spirituality Bites: Gothic X'ers and Vampire Culture, Julia Winden Fey; 11. Creating Campus Communities: Korean-American Ministries at UCLA, Sharon Kim; 12. The Traditional as Alternative: The GenX Appeal of the International Church of Christ, Greg Stanczak; Conclusion; 13. Toward a Theory of GenX Religion, Richard W. Flory and Donald E. Miller

Über Autor(innen)

Richard W. Flory is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Biola University. Donald E. Miller is Professor of Religion at the University of Southern California, where he codirects the Center for Religion and Civic Culture.